The Eastern Asia Offshore Race starts in Hong Kong on May 29; Photo: RHKYC

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) has announced details of the first Eastern Asia Offshore Race, a 350nm eastern run from Hong Kong to Tainan in southwest Taiwan. The race is set to begin in Hong Kong on May 29, with the start line in front of RHKYC’s Kellett Island Clubhouse and the start signal sounding at 11.20am.

With the race starting in late May, organisers hope the fleet will be able to make the most of the south-westerly monsoon, which could provide a fast downwind passage. The 350nm race is expected to take competitors between two to three days to complete.

Participating yachts can also take advantage of joining the Taiwan Ryukyu Regatta, another popular offshore race in the region, which will start on June 8.

RHKYC has a long history of organising offshore races. Photo: RHKYC

The Eastern Asia Offshore Race is organised by RHKYC with the cooperation of Argo Yacht Club in Tainan, and provides competitors with a new and exciting offshore race destination.

RHKYC has a long history of organising races and regattas, both locally and offshore. Since 1962 it has organised races to the Philippines, while in the 1990s it created offshore races to new destinations including Vietnam and Hainan in southern China. In 2011 and 2012, it held races to Kaohsiung, south of Tainan, with the Eastern Asia Offshore Race marking a return to Taiwan. hktaiwanrace.com